Composition, distribution and abundance of zooplankton and ichthyoplankton along the Senegal-Guinea maritime zone (West Africa)

• Published in: The Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research
• Main Authors: Ismaïla Ndour, Amina Berraho, Massal Fall, Omar Ettahiri, Birane Sambe
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling; SH1-691; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Fridtjof; Fridtjof Nansen; Copepods
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejar.2018.04.001; https://doaj.org/article/32e6a5c419224feab0606734d2f5184c

A study of zooplankton and ichthyoplankton was carried out from samples collected along the Senegal-Guinea maritime area on board the Norwegian research vessel 'Dr Fridtjof Nansen' in November 2011. Nineteen groups of zooplankton were identified with a dominance of copepods representing 68...